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  • What convinced me to make the move? Getting newsletters from writers I like directly into my inbox. And listening to this Writers off the Page podcast, where authors Emily Gale and Natasha Lester talk about it from a business and career point of view, and realising it makes sense. Substack also has an option for

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  • It’s hard to explain what is meant by a distinctive voice in fiction – after all, every voice is distinctive in its own way. But when you come across a book with a strong voice, you recognise it immediately. My two latest reads are both ones I could ‘hear.’ The first, The Shepherd’s Hut by

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  • Reading is what fuels my writing, and possibly since deleting my Twitter account I’ve gotten back into it big time. Here are a few books I’ve adored recently. How to End a Story by Helen GarnerOof. Helen Garner’s account of her marriage breakdown to ‘V’. Beautiful writing, as always, and so much narrative tension I

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  • Fremantle Press and WA arts magazine Seesaw are offering four lucky bookworms the chance to win one of their new crime titles including The Night Village. All you need to do is email competitions@seesawmag.com.au with the title of your preferred book in the subject line and your name and phone number in the body of

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